Header Alignment in databricks dashboard

[Rameshw]

Hi Expert,

when global filter page is added then visual header alignement gets missed

Thoughts: The user is reporting a UI/layout issue with the Lakeview dashboard — when a global filter page is added, the visual header alignment gets misaligned. This is a common Lakeview dashboard layout issue related to how filter widgets affect the grid positioning of other widgets.

This is a known Lakeview layout behavior — adding a global filter row shifts the grid origin, and widgets below it retain their original y positions, causing misalignment.

[Ashwin_DSA]

Hi @Rameshw,

As you have pointed out, what you’re seeing is expected behaviour when a filter is added above an existing grid layout. Widgets on the canvas retain their existing positions, so adding a new row at the top does not automatically reflow the widgets below. They need to be repositioned to line up again.

The recommended way to avoid this is:

• If the filter should apply across the entire dashboard, place it in the global filters panel rather than as a row on the page canvas. Databricks documents global filters as dashboard-wide filters, separate from page-level filters on the canvas: Use dashboard filters and Dashboard filter types.
• If the filter is only meant for one page, keep it on the canvas as a page-level filter. In that case, move the widgets below it down manually so the layout stays aligned.
• If you already created the filter on the canvas and want it to be global instead, Databricks supports copying or cutting a filter from the canvas and pasting it into the global filter panel within the same dashboard. That workflow is documented here: Use dashboard filters.

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